Where is the comma in this sentence?
Well Deborah sighed "the parade is over."
The comma is after Well
The whole sentence should read like this:
Well, Deborah sighed, the parade is over.
OR
"Well," Deborah sighed, "the parade is over."
To find the comma in the sentence, you can analyze the sentence structure and punctuation rules.
In the given sentence, the comma is located after the word "sighed" and before the opening quotation mark. Here's a breakdown of the sentence structure:
1. "Well Deborah sighed" is the main clause, indicating that Deborah is speaking or expressing a feeling.
2. After the main clause, we have a comma to separate the speech or quoted statement, which is "the parade is over."
3. The quoted statement starts with an opening quotation mark and ends with a closing quotation mark.
So, the comma in the sentence "Well Deborah sighed 'the parade is over.'" is used to separate the main clause from the direct speech.